France vs Spain: Primary energy use by source
France
50.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
59.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
9th
Spain rank
7th
Primary energy use by source over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 59.95 terawatt-hours against 50.3 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 9.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0088 terawatt-hours | 0.5895 terawatt-hours | 0.5807 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.22 terawatt-hours | 19.15 terawatt-hours | 16.92 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 20.49 terawatt-hours | 49.47 terawatt-hours | 28.98 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 44.35 terawatt-hours | 61.27 terawatt-hours | 16.92 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 59.95 terawatt-hours against 50.3 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between France and Spain?
- 9.65 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.